Beauty and Beauties of Sáo Miguel ;)

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Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 26/8-2013

N 37°44.316´
W25°39.920´

Some pics from our last week at Sáo Miguel island, Azores. Let start with some green beauty above water...

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... and then continue with colourful beauties beneath surface...

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At last.. the beauties of the marina... ;)

Fishy company at wreck "Dori"

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Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 18/8-2013

N 37°44.316´
W25°39.920´

Some pics from todays dive at wreck "Dori" at the south coast of Sáo Miguel, Azores. There was a trigger fish guarding the wreck today, funny fishes! :)

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Well, there was not only one trigger fish, they were kind of plenty... Always nice with fishy company!! :)

Gibraltar - Azores

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Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 14/8-2013

N 37°44.316´
W25°39.920´

From Gibraltar, we continue our trip further west...

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... and finally, we are back in the Atlantic again... :)

Almost 1000 nautical miles to go before reaching our next dive destination...

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The wind is increasing into gale force and with reefed sails we get a good speed through the water. The nautical miles starts to count down...

Azores, here we come!!

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Auuu, auuu... The big swells mixed with the waves starts to feed my seasickness... No, no, not good! But what to do? If you are out at sea, it is just to continue sailing... ;)

7 nights and 8 days later we start to reach our aim...

Look, look, land in sight!!

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The dolphins welcomes us to the blue Azorean waters. Yiipieee, we are back in Sáo Miguel, Azores again!!! :)

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Entirely surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, we are now looking forward to our upcoming dives around the Azorean islands.

Great times are waiting us ahead .... :) ....

Time for the Atlantic!! :)

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Gibraltar 5/8-2013

N 36°08.975´
W05°21.220´

After great months in the Mediterranean, it is now getting time for us to leave...

... time to leave the Med. and head even further west... :)

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So... bye bye Mediterranean Sea and thank you for all the great experiences you have offered us this year...

Now, hello Atlantic Ocean!! The entire crew onboard of ”Eja af Slussen” is looking forward to the upcoming encounters that you so secretely hide beneath the surface... :)

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OK, let us set sail. More than a week of off shore sailing is waiting us ahead...

It is now two years since last we left the Atlantic... Truly it feels exiting to be back again!!!

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